Category: Dead Key FOBS

New video on our YouTube channel: Open, Start a Cadillac Lyriq EV with a dead key fob battery

Lyriq key hole

Open, start a Cadillac Lyriq We got our hands on a new EV (electric vehicle) and had the opportunity to demonstrate how to open, start a Cadillac Lyriq with a non-functioning key fob. The Lyriq does not have a key hole in or on the driver’s door, but the car does make use of a …

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Open a Land Rover with a Dead Key Fob

Land Rover back up open

How to Open a Land Rover with a Dead Key Fob This page holds all of the emergency open or back-up open procedures needed for Land Rover vehicles if the battery in the key fob dies or if there are electrical signals interfering with the fob. First, if you are already inside, click here for …

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Start a Land Rover with a Dead Key Fob

How to Start a Land Rover with a Dead Key Fob This page holds all of the emergency start or back-up start procedures needed for Land Rover vehicles if the battery in the key fob dies or if there are electrical signals interfering with the fob. Starting Your Land Rover First, if you are still …

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New video on our YouTube channel: Open, Start a Buick Encore with a dead key fob battery

Encore GX back up slot

Open, start a Buick Encore We have added an updated video to our YouTube channel demonstrating how to open, start a Buick Encore with a dead key fob battery. The video adds GX models which we neglected. Further, by 2023 all Encore models are the GX version. The GX hides the key hole behind a …

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Is keyless start truly an improvement on key start?

Keyless start I had two comments from the same viewer on our YouTube channel regarding his keyless start car. His first comment was “This did not work nor did the other two videos and my battery isn’t dead” and the second one was “Why don’t they just make cars with keys you could put into …

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Get in, get out: where is @NHTSA on pointless and dangerous electronic locks and latches?

Electronic locks Getting out We published our first item in July of 2015 pointing out the dangers inherent with electronic locks and latches. We called then for the use of intuitive means of exit in the event of a power failure and after a man and his dog succumbed to the heat in Texas in …

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Another manufacturer falls: Lexus adds an electronic latch

The electronic latch needs to go A review of Lexus back up entry and start processes finds another electronic latch. New electrified NX, RX, RZ and TX models all feature the new latch, which requires a back up exit option in the event of a power failure. And this has been the case since 2023. …

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